You’ll take a cup of tea? | Gabhaidh tu (sibh) cùpa tea? |
Thank you | Tha mi ’n ’ur comain |
Bring us hot water | Thoir ugainn uisge teth |
You take cream? | Gabhaidh tu (sibh) cèath? |
If you please | Ma’s e bhur toil |
The sugar bowl is near you | Tha’n soitheach-siucair lamh riut (ribh) |
I’ll help myself | Gabhaidh mi fhein e |
Have some bread | Gabh arain |
What bread do you like? | De an t-aran is toigh leat (leibh)? |
Any bread | Aran sam bith |
Oat cake | Aran coirce |
Barley cake | Aran eorna |
I’ll take wheaten bread | Gabhaidh mi aran-cruineachd |
Here is some beautiful honey | So mil briagh |
I like these preserves | ’S toigh leam na measan greidhte so |
There are both rasps and currants | Tha suidheagan is dearcagan an sin |
They’re very nice | Tha iad gle ghrinn |
A little butter | Beagan ime |
Salt butter | Im ùr |
Fresh butter | Im sailte |
You have no bread | Cha’n’eil aran agad (agaibh) |
I’m for no more | Cha’n’eil tuille uam |
You’ll take a single biscuit | Gabhai’ tu (sibh) aon bhreacag chruineachd |
I enjoyed the tea very much | Mheall mi an tea gle mhor |
We’ll have a little supper | Gabhai’ sinn beagan suipeir |
I have no objection | Cha chuir mi n’ aghaidh sin |
Will you take a bit of ham? | An gabh thu (sibh) crioman muic-’oil? |
Anything cold | Rud sam bith fuar |
Would some oysters do? | An deanadh eisirean an gnothuch? |
Very well | Gle mhath |
Bread and cheese? | Aran is càis? |
A little of these too | Beagan diu sin cuideachd |
Here are some pies and tarts | Sealla’ pitheana fheoil is mheas |
I’m glad to see them | Tha mi toilicht’ am faicinn |
Pour out some beer | Cuir a mach leann |
I’ll try this porter | Fiachaidh mi am portair so |
You are not finished | Cha’n’eil thu (sibh) deas |
I won’t have more | Cha ghabh mi tuille |
You have no great appetite | Cha’n’eil càl mhor agad (agaibh) |
We must rise | Feumaidh sinn eiridh |